Monday, January 26, 2009

The First Mother

Michelle Obama has made it through her first week as First Lady and she still continues to speak out about the importance of family, her children, and women's rights. Michelle sums it up in this entry from momlogic.com. while on the campaign trail. And if you're wondering, "What will Barack Obama do for me personally," (because I know you are) there's a link to a document outlining his policy hopes for women, children, and families.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Mothering Amongst Current Events

I know it's been a long, long while since I've posted here. The holidays attacked and my capacity for finding relevant stories was diminished. But I'm back (especially since a blog friend listed this as one of my current blogs. Don't want to let anyone down). So I had to pick a good one. I Googled "Gaza mother" since things have literally blown up over there and surely there are human interest stories being written about women surviving and nurturing children in the chaos. I found a blog written by a Palestinian mother and journalist who lives in Gaza and the States. She has been writing since 2004 about her experiences as a Muslim woman, mother and journalist. Admittedly it's one side of the story. But for Americans, who generally have no idea what happens beyond the Atlantic and Pacific, this offers a real and human insight into an ongoing historical feud.